<em>Love and Rockets: A 30th Anniversary Celebration
Cartoon Art Museum Exhibition
October 13, 2012 – March 10, 2013</em>
The Cartoon Art Museum is pleased to announce its latest exhibition, Love and Rockets: A 30th Anniversary Celebration, a career-spanning retrospective exhibition including more than 60 pieces of original artwork from the groundbreaking Fantagraphics comic by Jaime, Gilbert and Mario Hernandez.
Avengers Assemble!
Cartoon Art Museum Exhibition
May 12 – October 21, 2012
The Cartoon Art Museum celebrates five decades of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes with Avengers Assemble!, an exhibition featuring some of the most iconic characters in comic book history, including Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, The Wasp, Hawkeye, Black Widow and The Incredible Hulk.
Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past
Asian Art Museum
May 18–September 2, 2012
This May, the Asian Art Museum debuts Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past, an ambitious exhibition exploring the complex, diverse, cross-cultural perspectives of Asian cosmology and spirituality through a compelling interplay of 140 artworks from the past and present.
What, Me Worry? 60 Years of MAD
Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco
April 21 – September 16, 2012
In 1952, editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines launched MAD, one of the most influential and imitated humor publications in the world. Originally created to parody popular TV shows, movies and, inevitably, comic books, MAD soon expanded into a wide-ranging satire of modern American culture. Features like the MAD Fold-In, “Spy vs. Spy,” the wacky sound effects of “MAD’s Maddest Artist” Don Martin, the “marginal” cartoons of Sergio Aragones, and the motto “What, me worry?” have become indelible parts of popular culture, and the magazine’s mascot, Alfred E. Neuman, is one of the world’s most recognizable faces.
Small Press Spotlight on Ric Carrasquillo
Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco
March 10 – June 10, 2012
Beginning on September 26, 2011, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Ric Carrasquillo.
Image Comics: A 20th Anniversary Celebration
Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco
February 4 – April 29, 2012
In 1992, seven of the most popular comic book artists in the world joined forces to create Image Comics, a company specializing in the publication of creator-owned comics and graphic novels.
Puss in Boots
Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco
February 1 – April 22, 2012
Puss in Boots, the Academy Award® Best Animated Feature nominee from DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. is the subject of an impressive new art exhibition at San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum. This 20-piece exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes overview of the development of the 2011 hit animated feature film. From preliminary character sketches to fully rendered digital landscapes, visitors can experience Puss in Boots as they have never before with this insiders look at DreamWorks’ latest animated film.
Small Press Spotlight
Cartoon Art Museum
December 10, 2011 – March 4, 2012
Beginning on December 10, 2011, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of ten Bay Area LGBTQ cartoonists.
Black and White and Read All Over: Comics of the New Millennium
Cartoon Art Museum
December 17, 2011 – May 6, 2012
The newspaper comics page is known for its sense of tradition. The Katzenjammer Kids is still in syndication more than 110 years since its debut, and popular favorites Peanuts, The Family Circus, Blondie, Beetle Bailey and Dennis The Menace are among the comics still going strong as they’ve passed the half-century mark. New strips are introduced every year, however, and millions of readers worldwide enjoy classic comics—and new ones—on a daily basis.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Cartoon Art Museum
November 12, 2011 – April 15, 2012
We’re off to see the Wizard! The Cartoon Art Museum celebrates The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with an exhibition featuring vintage newspaper tearsheets and original artwork spanning over 100 years of classic comics.
Small Press Spotlight on Karen Luk
Cartoon Art Museum
September 26 – December 4, 2011
Beginning on September 26, 2011, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Karen Luk.
Last Stop: Troubletown
Cartoon Art Museum
September 17, 2011 – January 22, 2012
For over 22 years, cartoonist Lloyd Dangle entertained, educated, and occasionally outraged audiences worldwide through his weekly comic strip Troubletown.